General Info
General Info
Welcome to the 2026 roBOOtics SPOOKtactular held in the Centennial High School Gymnasium
We will have a full VEX Robotics® Tournament featuring two competition fields, two skills fields, and two practice fields
There are currently 40 slots for this tournament, and a maximum of 4 teams per organization are allowed. Make sure that you are marked as paid (or PO received) by the payment deadline or you may be moved to the waitlist at the discretion of the Event Partner.
Teams need to arrive by 8:15am so that they can be inspected before the 8:45am deadline. Teams that have not checked in by 8:30am will be dropped from the roster so that the match list may be run.Teams that are running late must contact the event partner prior to this cut off if they do not wish to be dropped.
Teams are encouraged to dress up for a Team costume contest (with award).
This event is in California Region 3, so only teams based in this region will be able to directly qualify for the state championships at this event.
- Venue
- Centennial High School
- Address
- 8601 Hageman Road, Bakersfield, California 93312, United States
- Dates
- October 31, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- School-Based Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- California - Region 3
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Priority Registration Opens
- 3-Aug-2026 20:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Sep-2026 20:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 19-Oct-2026 20:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 20-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Price
- $180.00
Agenda
Tentative Agenda - May change depending on number of competing teams
7:00 am . . . Door Open for Volunteers (only)
7:30 am . . . Team Arrivals / Pits Open - - - Team Check-In and Registration - - - Practice Field Opens - - - Inspection Table Opens
Teams not present by 8:30am will be dropped from competition.
8:45 am . . . Team Meeting
9:00 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin - - - Skills Challenge Field Opens - - - Judging Begins
10:30 . . . Break for judging/skills
11:00am. . . Qualifying Matches Continue
12:30 pm . . Lunch Begins - Skills break
1:00 pm . . Qualifying Matches Resume - - - Skeills Field Reopens
2:30 pm . . . Qualifying Ends - - - Judging Ends - - - Skills Challenge Field Closes at beginning of final match.
2:45 pm . . . Alliance Selection
3:00 pm . . . Playoff Matches Begin
4:00 pm . . . Awards Ceremony
Stream
https://youtube.com/@centennialcyberhawks9530?si=c25Xw9wHIbmo4v1L
Webcast At minimum, the matches will be recorded and posted to the CyberHawks YouTube Channel . Any livestream link is posted here as well. https://youtube.com/live/aPlgfR1hr7M?feature=share
Travel Info
Date: 31-Oct-2026 Centennial High School 8601 Hageman Road Bakersfield, California 93312 United States Travel Info There are several safe and clean hotels located fairly close to the school. 1) TownePlace Suites Bakersfield West - 8300 Granite Falls Dr 2) Doubletree - 3100 Camino Del Rio Ct. 3) Comfort Suites - 3115 Camino Del Rio Ct. 4) Holiday Inn & Suites - 3927 Marriot Drive.
Judging Format
Judging Format • All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams can bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges, no electronic copies will be accepted for this event . If a team has an electronic notebook, please print out a copy to turn in at check-in. • Deadline for Design Notebook submission is 8:30am to be considered for related awards.
Volunteer
Volunteer Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Individuals wishing to volunteer, please contact the event partner at: colin_smith@kernhigh.org
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If weather causes travel delays or prevents teams from competing, a refund may be available. Contact colin_smith@kernhigh.org before the beginning of the event. Please make sure your team contact information is up to date in your events.vex.com account in case we need to contact your team prior to the event.